Improvement in harness-saddles



PATENT OFFICE.

ALGERNON GILLIAM, OF PITTSBURG, FENNSYLVANIA.

IMPROVEMENT IN HARNESS-SADDLES.

Speciilcatiouforming part of Letters Patent No. 116,946, dated July 11,187].

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ALGERNON GILLIAM, of the city of Pittsburg and Stateof Pennsylvania, have invented a new and useful Improvement inHarness-Saddles; and I do hereby declare the following to be a true andcorrect description of the construction and operation of the same,reference being had to the annexed drawing making a part and parcel ofthis my specification.

The nature of my invention consists in the construction of a saddle-treethat shall contain greater elements of strength and ease of adjustnientof straps or stili'eners, and a spring to retain in a proper positionthe skirting ofthe saddle by means of suitable flanges formed upon theunder side ot' the saddle-tree, within which are contained the leatherstiffener or straps and the spring aforesaid; also forming a slot uponthe lower projecting ends of such saddle-tree, through which theI springis inserted beforeit enters or is secured within the flanges formed-upon the inner side of the tree of the saddle.

In order to enable others skilled in the art to make and use this myinvention, I will proceed to describe the same.

In the drawing, Figure 1 represents a front view of my invention; Fig.27 an under-side view; Fig. 3, a sectional view through line g/ y Fig.2; rand Fig 4, a crosssectional view through line a: x, Fig. 2.

The letters in each of the gures represent the same parts.

A is the saddle-tree, and has formed upon its inner or under surface thelanges D D. As this tree is metallic the whole can be cast at one andthe same operation, and the said flanges may extice greatly strengthenthe tree, which, as now commonly made, have depressions in the upperside nearly the whole width of the saddle-tree, and prevent a smooth andeven finish to the covering ofthe same with leather without great careand trouble. These flanges are made of sutlicient depth to admit ofthereception of a leather belt or stitl'ener and a steel spring, the latterpassing through the slot E formed upon the saddle-tree into and betweenthe ilanges D D. 'lhe whole is fastened by means of a screw-plate, a.,riveted or otherwise attached to the saddle-tree, into whichscrew-plates are adjusted the rings or terrets through which the reinspass. The lea-ther stii'ener and the spring heretofore referred to tendto keep and do so keep the leather skirtin g of the saddle-tree in itsproper position.

By this arrangement the saddle is less liable to get out of repair fromany ordinary or careless use of the saine, and all the parts are greatlystrengthened.

The holes 1 1 l, Ste., are used for the purpose of securing the coveringof the saddle by rivets, screws, or other suitable means.

lhat I claim as my invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. In a harness saddle-tree, the flanges D D formed upon the inner sidethereof, in the manner and for the purposes herein set forth.

2. The combination of the spring or plate B with the slot E formed in asaddle-tree, and the ilanges D D, in the manner and for the purposesherein set forth.

3. The combination and arrangement, as herein described, of the strapsor stiiener C, spring B, and saddle-tree with its flanges and slots, inthe manner and for the purpose herein set forth.

ALGERNON GILLIAM.

Witnesses:

EDM. F. BROWN, B. F. J AMES.

